Hamas Fund-Raisers Active in Canada According to FBI Report

AUTHOR(S)

Timmerman, Kenneth R.; Chan, Wade-Hahn

PUB. DATE

September 2002

SOURCE

Insight on the News;9/16/2002, Vol. 18 Issue 34, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the findings of a report from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation that terrorist group Hamas has been operating and raising funds in Canada since 1993. Factors which enable terrorist groups to operate in Canada; Estimated amount of funds raised by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in North America annually; Introduction of the C-36 Anti-Terrorism Bill Act in October 2001.

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